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convict

[ verb adjective kuhn-vikt; noun kon-vikt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial:

    to convict a prisoner of a felony.

  2. to impress with a sense of guilt.


noun

  1. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense.
  2. a person serving a prison sentence.

adjective

  1. Archaic. convicted.

convict

verb

  1. to pronounce (someone) guilty of an offence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person found guilty of an offence against the law, esp one who is sentenced to imprisonment
  2. a person serving a prison sentence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. obsolete.
    convicted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • conˈvictable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • con·vict·a·ble con·vict·i·ble adjective
  • con·vic·tive adjective
  • con·vic·tive·ly adverb
  • pre·con·vict verb (used with object)
  • re·con·vict verb (used with object)
  • un·con·vict·ing adjective
  • un·con·vic·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convict1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb convicten, from Latin convictus, past participle of convincere, equivalent to con- “with, together” + vic-, variant stem of vincere “to overcome” + -tus past participle suffix; Middle English noun convict “(a) convict,” adjective convict “convicted,” past participle of convicten “to convince” (or directly from Latin ); con-, convince
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convict1

C14: from Latin convictus convicted of crime, from convincere to prove guilty, convince
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Example Sentences

If convicted, Silento could be sentenced to a maximum of six years in prison.

Dongfan “Greg” Chun, the first person convicted under the Economic Espionage Act, is sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Raniere has since been convicted on felony sex trafficking, wire fraud, and other charges.

From Fortune

Legal scholar Jennifer Taub tracks how we got here—from post-Enron failure of prosecutorial muscle to the growth of “too big to jail” syndrome—and pose solutions that can help catch and convict offenders.

From Fortune

All 16 involved were convicted, and the ringleaders received death sentences.

From Ozy

A cheerful convict was found dead by his devoted caretaker one morning.

I spent four years in a prison where each handicapped convict was issued an underpaid inmate assistant.

As in most prisons, the “trusty” was a convict the warden trusted and thus had special privileges.

And revolutionary courts often convict and sentence journalists to prison on these baseless charges.

The jury decided that the case was not strong enough to convict.

Weary of the day's routine, I welcome the solitude of the cell, impatient even of the greeting of the passing convict.

While a jury might refuse to convict on circumstantial evidence a detective is not so deterred.

It is hard to forgive an inferior for the wrong which he may convict us with; hence he grew heated as his daughter cooled.

For six long months a court of inquiry sat, but it could not get evidence enough to convict a single man.

At the dinner hour Schiller left my fare to the convict Kunda, who brought me some water, while Schiller stood outside.

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